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This week, the Pentagon awarded a grant worth more than $43 million to the Alaska subsidiary of Australia-based Nova Minerals, Alaska Range Resources.

The state has enough money to pay WIC benefits for the first week of the shutdown. It’s unclear what happens after that. In past lapses, the state found money to keep the program running.

Earlier this month, a judge dismissed one of those remaining charges against former Juneau chiropractor Jeffrey Fultz. It reveals a gap in state laws that makes it harder for alleged victims of sexual assault to achieve justice.

Bronson often clashed with the left-leaning Anchorage Assembly over its approach to COVID-19 and homelessness and weathered a number of scandals during his time as mayor.

If voters choose to pass Proposition 2 on the local ballot this year, the current 5% sales tax would drop to zero percent for everyone, regardless of their income.

Most of Alaska’s local governments will hold municipal elections on Oct. 7, and voting has already begun in many places.

Sea otters were once wiped out in Southeast Alaska due to the fur trade, but their population has skyrocketed since reintroduction in the 1960s.

The school put more than $90,000 in insurance money toward modernizing and rebuilding its library after flood damage in 2022.

The shutdown comes as the Juneau Assembly is considering major questions about protecting Mendenhall Valley neighborhoods, including repairing or upgrading the existing flood levee.

Prosecutors argued that Jeffrey Fultz shouldn’t be eligible for a public defender, but the judge disagreed.

Months after losing federal money, the Interior Department steps forward with a one-year reprieve. Meanwhile, stations like KUCB in Unalaska are basking in love from afar.

A judge denied a group of homeschool parents’ effort to dismiss the case, saying a Supreme Court ruling requires a closer look at how allotments are spent in practice.

Orange Shirt Day recognizes the Indigenous children who were separated from their language, families and culture and sent to residential schools across North America from the late 1800s well into the 20th Century.

Officials say it will likely be a few more years before the Storis is officially homeported in Juneau. But it will bring at least 110 personnel and their families to town.

Much of the staff behind the Kenai Peninsula Clarion, the Homer News and the Juneau Empire resigned Monday, citing owner Carpenter Media’s decision to edit a story without consulting them.

Holland America believes this will be the first time that the state will be represented by a float in the event.

By letting funding lapse, Congress is giving President Trump free rein, Sen. Murkowski says. Both Alaska senators voted for a stop-gap spending bill but the measure failed.

First-time winner 32 Chunk defeated enormous elder 856 in the finals on Tuesday, ousting two-time title holder 128 Grazer.  

Chief Bos said he believes the officer’s actions don’t reflect his character or the department as a whole.

The Alaska Native corporation plans to develop the port in phases, starting out with basic dock and welcome center infrastructure before moving into broader ambitions.